Oprah made a decision on 2020 and you will be devastated or relieved.

After weeks of excitement and speculation spawned by that transcendent speech she gave at the Golden Globe Awards, an interview with her excellency Oprah Winfrey explicitly states whether or not she will run for president in 2020.

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And...she isn't.

Oprah is on the cover of InStyle magazine this month, and was asked point blank whether she's packing up and moving to Washington.

"Why would I be president when I could be Oprah?" is not what she said, but it sure sounds like what she thinks.

"How do you feel when people say 'Oprah 2020'?" InStyle asked.

She answered:

[Laughs] I actually saw a mug the other day ... I thought it was a cute mug. All you need is a mug and some campaign literature and a T-shirt. I’ve always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not. And so it’s not something that interests me. I don’t have the DNA for it. Gayle—who knows me as well as I know myself practically—has been calling me regularly and texting me things, like a woman in the airport saying, “When’s Oprah going to run?” So Gayle sends me these things, and then she’ll go, “I know, I know, I know! It wouldn’t be good for you—it would be good for everyone else.” I met with someone the other day who said that they would help me with a campaign. That’s not for me.

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Well that's that.

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Incidentally, this interview was conducted weeks before her Golden Globes

The electorate is understanding, and still can't believe there was such huge speculation in the first place.

Oprah had to tell InStyle magazine she’s not running for president, even though she’s been saying that for 25 years, because your faves wrote whole thinkpieces based on nothing but a minutes long acceptance speech.

Seriously, people want a president with actual governing experience this time.

I wish Oprah had said, “in 2020, I’m ready to have someone in the White House who has made a career in politics & has worked their whole lives to be in the White House. Someone who knows what they’re doing.” https://t.co/au7ddBn2Nj

Honestly good for her. She doesn’t need to put herself through the slog of running for president. Let’s focus on finding a proven female leader in the Dem party who can take us to victory. https://t.co/RSf5vaN2Ea